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From: Blossom on 5 Aug 2010 11:50
On Aug 4, 10:22 pm, Paul Lalli <mri...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> jt august wrote:
> > In article <i3a925$17...(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
> >  Paul Lalli <mri...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> As we're now pretty close to the Harry Potter area, we can actually see
> >> Hogwarts.  And it looks cool - from one angle.  From another angle, you
> >> can completely see the back of the castle, and how they didn't bother
> >> theming the back at all.  You see the big square grey box of a building
> >> that houses the major attraction.  Bad show.  Very very bad show.
>
> > Remember, this is Universal Studios, and like a real movie studio, they
> > only decorate that parts they want you to look at.  Theming the back
> > side is pointless.  Not sure how things are now at DHS, but back when I
> > went to D-MGM, I remember similar in the NYC/Muppets area.  As the tour
> > guide said on the back lot tour, "It's an old Hollywood trick aclled
> > saving money."
>
> The Muppets building is themed all the way around - the Muppets were
> basically in charge of it and applied their own creative style.
>
> The Streets of America area is suppose to be a movie set, so it makes
> sense for the backs to not be themed.  Wizarding World of Harry Potter
> is supposed to be Hogsmeade village.  It does not make sense to not be
> themed.
>
> By the way, even the back of Tower of Terror is themed and painted
> appropriately, because it can be seen from certain points at Epcot.
>
> Paul Lalli

Great photo of Tower of Terror from within Epcot...
http://www.frugaldinks.com/?p=559

Blossom
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